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Oct 10, 2001 · MARIAN HOLMES, who has died aged 80, was one of the small team of secretaries working for Winston Churchill during the Second World War; she kept a remarkably pithy and revealing diary at the...
Aug 15, 2013 · Marion Holmes Spicer was one of the young women who worked for Winston Churchill in World War II. She kept a diary of her experiences and recounted them in interviews and books.
Mar 31, 2024 · Marian de Chazeau Holmes, 86, passed away on March 31, 2024. Her final days were spent in her home surrounded by 3 generations of her family & filled with love and laughter. Her four children were at her side when she passed.
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Marian Smith Holmes was one of the 400 activists who challenged racial segregation in the South in 1961. She was arrested, beaten and jailed, and later became a teacher and a mother. See her portrait and interview in Breach of Peace: Portraits of the 1961 Mississippi Freedom Riders.
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Marian Holmes’ diaries show the standard time for her to get to bed was 3.30 in the morning. Churchill could be temperamental and on first seeing Marian, Winston said to Mrs Churchill: “Oh dear,...
Marian Beverly (Johnson) Holmes, 93, longtime resident of Virginia died on Friday, April 5th, 2024 due to complications from recent surgery. Marian (aka Nana Marian and Nana the Great) was born on March 12, 1931 in Duluth to Herbert and Grace Johnson.
Marian Holmes is a self-proclaimed disaster who creates her own place in the world. She is a graphic artist, writer, entrepreneur, and a force for good, with a passion for art, connection, and dandelions.
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